Monday, July 5, 2010
Silver!
A couple weeks ago I was able to work with a dancer from Ballet West named Silver Barkes. She has been dancing professionally at Ballet West for the past six years if I remember correctly. I have had the opportunity to work with a lot of amazing dancers but Silver has to be the most amazing dancer I've worked with, and that's saying something. For our photo shoot she didn't want any traditional poses, she's been there and done that. So we tried to come up with a few ideas that were a little more contemporary and unique. I think we came up with some great poses and I love how her photos turned out.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ballet West Academy
It's been way to long since I've posted anything. I've been so busy taking photos that I haven't taken the time to write anything. So far this month I've had two weddings, one bridal shoot, two shoots with models, and one graduation shoot. It's been a busy two weeks.
Last week the Ballet West Academy had their final show of the year. It was great to watch all the younger kids dance around, they seemed to have a lot of fun. The older dancers were just as amazing, and we even found out that a couple of them are getting moved up to Ballet West II. That was pretty exciting.
I shot two nights of the performance. I normally am only there for dress rehearsals but this time was asked to come during the actual show and sit back in the sound booth. It was a little different shooting, I normally get to sit in the seats so I don't have to hold my camera up the entire two hours. The first night I had a tripod to use, thankfully. And I was shooting with a different lens, Canon 70-200 2.8IS L. I think it needs to be calibrated I wasn't the most happy with the results. The second night of shooting I didn't have the tripod so I had to hand hold my camera for the entire shot. I had came from shooting a wedding so I was already a bit tire and by the end of the ballet my back was killing me. I went back to using my Canon 70-200 4.0L and got much better results.
Here are a few of my favorite shots.
Last week the Ballet West Academy had their final show of the year. It was great to watch all the younger kids dance around, they seemed to have a lot of fun. The older dancers were just as amazing, and we even found out that a couple of them are getting moved up to Ballet West II. That was pretty exciting.
I shot two nights of the performance. I normally am only there for dress rehearsals but this time was asked to come during the actual show and sit back in the sound booth. It was a little different shooting, I normally get to sit in the seats so I don't have to hold my camera up the entire two hours. The first night I had a tripod to use, thankfully. And I was shooting with a different lens, Canon 70-200 2.8IS L. I think it needs to be calibrated I wasn't the most happy with the results. The second night of shooting I didn't have the tripod so I had to hand hold my camera for the entire shot. I had came from shooting a wedding so I was already a bit tire and by the end of the ballet my back was killing me. I went back to using my Canon 70-200 4.0L and got much better results.
Here are a few of my favorite shots.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
High School Dances
Last month I had a group of my students ask if I would take their Prom pictures. I guess the photos cost a ton at the dance and we all know that those dance photos can be kind of lame.
So, this group of kids offered to pay me to take their photos instead. It ended up being a much better deal for them cost wise and they had a heck of a lot more fun. We shot photos for about an hour and a half and this was a pretty unique group so they helped make it interesting and fun for me too.
Well ever since then I've been getting asked to take photos for groups of kids for all the upcoming dances, and even a few request for next year. It's actually turning out to be a pretty good deal for me and the kids I'm taking photos for. They get more photos, and better ones if I say so myself, than they would at the dance. And I make a few bucks on the side.
So here are a few of the photos we've been taking for the dances.
So, this group of kids offered to pay me to take their photos instead. It ended up being a much better deal for them cost wise and they had a heck of a lot more fun. We shot photos for about an hour and a half and this was a pretty unique group so they helped make it interesting and fun for me too.
Well ever since then I've been getting asked to take photos for groups of kids for all the upcoming dances, and even a few request for next year. It's actually turning out to be a pretty good deal for me and the kids I'm taking photos for. They get more photos, and better ones if I say so myself, than they would at the dance. And I make a few bucks on the side.
So here are a few of the photos we've been taking for the dances.
Ballet West Review
Check out this great review of Ballet Wests "Balanchine's America" by Betsy Hijazi.
http://www.betsysview.com/2010/05/the-brilliance-of-ballet-west-and-balanchines-america/
http://www.betsysview.com/2010/05/the-brilliance-of-ballet-west-and-balanchines-america/
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Balanchine's America
I have recently had the privilege of taking photographs for Ballet West. They are one of the premier ballet companies in the United States.
Ballet Wests latest performance was a show called "Balanchine's America". Based off of the famous choreographer George Balanchine's ballets. George Balanchine was probably the most influential choreographer in the 20th century. The performances included three ballets choreographed by Balanchine: Serenade, Agon ,and Stars and Stripes.
Here are a few of my favorite photos from the show.
Ballet Wests latest performance was a show called "Balanchine's America". Based off of the famous choreographer George Balanchine's ballets. George Balanchine was probably the most influential choreographer in the 20th century. The performances included three ballets choreographed by Balanchine: Serenade, Agon ,and Stars and Stripes.
Here are a few of my favorite photos from the show.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Hike
Last week I was on Spring Break at school and thought it would be a great time to get out and do something. My Dad has been asking me to come do a hike with him for a couple of years now and I'd never been able to work out a time that I could go down. Spring Break worked out perfect though.
The canyon we went to go hike is called Buckskin Gulch. My Dad said it's the longest slot canyon in the world. There is a lot to see down there, not just the canyon. Our first day there we stopped and watched a bunch of condors that have been reintroduced into the area. They feed them up on the Vermilion Cliffs, it was cool to see them fly around. We went to a place by the Honeymoon Trail where people traveling in the late 1800s carved their names into the stone. And later in the day found some pretty amazing rocks to hike around on.
The second day we went down and hiked around a place called Coyotte Butes. That place was amazing. The hills were multi colored and we found all sorts of amazing rocks there. After hiking around and taking photos there for an hour or so we headed to Buckskin. My dad thought we wouldn't be able to get real far in because there are usually pools of water to go through that could be pretty deep. Turns out this season they must have been filled in so we were able to walk up a few miles. There were still little pools of water but none we had to walk through.
After spending some time in Buckskin we headed off to a place called the Wave. This is a pretty famouse landscape and I've been wanting to go there for a while now. The directions we had were not the best and we wandered for a bit longer than we really needed to but we eventually got there. It was a pretty amazing place and well worth the hike to get to.
The canyon we went to go hike is called Buckskin Gulch. My Dad said it's the longest slot canyon in the world. There is a lot to see down there, not just the canyon. Our first day there we stopped and watched a bunch of condors that have been reintroduced into the area. They feed them up on the Vermilion Cliffs, it was cool to see them fly around. We went to a place by the Honeymoon Trail where people traveling in the late 1800s carved their names into the stone. And later in the day found some pretty amazing rocks to hike around on.
The second day we went down and hiked around a place called Coyotte Butes. That place was amazing. The hills were multi colored and we found all sorts of amazing rocks there. After hiking around and taking photos there for an hour or so we headed to Buckskin. My dad thought we wouldn't be able to get real far in because there are usually pools of water to go through that could be pretty deep. Turns out this season they must have been filled in so we were able to walk up a few miles. There were still little pools of water but none we had to walk through.
After spending some time in Buckskin we headed off to a place called the Wave. This is a pretty famouse landscape and I've been wanting to go there for a while now. The directions we had were not the best and we wandered for a bit longer than we really needed to but we eventually got there. It was a pretty amazing place and well worth the hike to get to.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Busy Week
Last week I was on spring break at school. How cool is it to get a paid week off! Well it was a really busy week. I took photos for Ballet West, Utah Ballet, University of Utah Ballet Seniors, and then went hiking with my Dad in southern Utah. I got some pretty awesome photos while down there. I will probably post them tomorrow.
I thought I was going to get a lot of stuff done last week, turns out I was to busy to do most of the stuff I thought I could. Looks like they are still on the "honey do" list.
One thing I did get to do was read a book. My wife and I are big fans of the Fablehaven books. They are fun fantasy books writen towards younger readers, kind of like the Harry Potter books were. They are a fun read for all ages though. The latest book is also the last in the series. It's called Keys to the demon prison. I thought the author did a great job finishing off the series. I have always like swords and in this book there is a pretty awesome sword, it made me happy :) I know I'm a giant nerd, but thats ok with me.
I will be posting a lot of photos later this week.
I thought I was going to get a lot of stuff done last week, turns out I was to busy to do most of the stuff I thought I could. Looks like they are still on the "honey do" list.
One thing I did get to do was read a book. My wife and I are big fans of the Fablehaven books. They are fun fantasy books writen towards younger readers, kind of like the Harry Potter books were. They are a fun read for all ages though. The latest book is also the last in the series. It's called Keys to the demon prison. I thought the author did a great job finishing off the series. I have always like swords and in this book there is a pretty awesome sword, it made me happy :) I know I'm a giant nerd, but thats ok with me.
I will be posting a lot of photos later this week.
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